Pa Dutch Chicken & Waffles

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil
• 1/2 whole chicken
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 small onion, peeled
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 (18 1/8 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cold water
• waffle

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a stew pan on high heat, sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
• 2 add to pan and brown both sides. add the celery, carrot, onion, bay leaf and broth.
• 3 reduce heat to low. cover and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 1 hour.
• 4 remove chicken from pot; cool and remove fat and bones and pull apart into small pieces.
• 5 skim excess fat from broth. discard vegetables (or eat). mix flour and water until smooth.
• 6 bring broth to a slow boil. add flour-water paste gradually, stirring rapidly after each addition.
• 7 continue until gravy is the desired thickness and taste for seasoning.
• 8 add chicken and keep warm over very low heat.
• 9 while cooking, make waffles according to recipe and waffle iron instructions.
• 10 if necessary, place in a 200° oven to keep warm. serve waffles with chicken and gravy.